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artist has genetic talent weekender december 6 1986 p23 to pie menger of the menger gallry in gormley painting comes naturally with three brothers who are wellknown canadian artists james mitch and colebrook keirstead pie be lieves her talent is genetic and even though she has only been painting for six years she has established herself as a gifted painter and teacher of waterco lours painting is actually a second career for pie who taught family studies at midland collegiate in scarborough for 10 years in 1980 during a leave of absence from teaching pie took lessons in japanese and chinese painting and found herself hooked on watercolours she decided to de vote all her time and energy to painting noted for her landscapes the haliburton lake district has proven to be a great inspiration to pie her favourite subjects in clude her familys log cabin wild flowers stumps and trees with character crashing waves and bold dramatic skies a studio artist pie works at the back of the gallery from photographs she has taken pie and her husband wally menger have bought the old gormley post office and trans formed it into a delightful gallery which hosts a large selection of pies original watercolours her brothers paintings limited edi tions and collector plates also available for the christmas sea son are handmade tree orna ments by other members of this creative family jlis folloivbic as cjculiliui ivikli uiiplcuji of oucjiizal azt on ep ikxouuhoid scsmbzx free coats and clothes coats for children and clothing for people of all ages are being offered for free during december at the markham clothing centre hours of operation at the centre are monday to wednesday from 1 pm to 3 pm and thursday from 10 am until 9 pm donations are greatly appreci ated the markham clothing centre is located at 98 church st in the blue and white portable bremner fine art join in the christmas festivities at bremner fine art gallery this saturday dec 6 a christmas show features gallery artists georgia amar george baran alberto de castro david fews- ter al glassford dwayne harty ron kingswood bob kuhn tom mathews george mclean max- ine noel david scott and judy von zuben the show opens dec 6 noon to 5 pm and runs through to dec 24 for last minute christ mas shoppers 60 bullock dr markham monday friday 10am to 6 pm saturday 9 am to 5 pm 2941104 latcham gallery during the holiday season the latcham gallery hosts aquatints and etchings by george raab from millbrook ont located in the whitchurch- stouffville public library this show will continue until dec 20 65 main st w stouffville tuesday friday 9am to 830 pm satur day 9 am to 5 pm sunday noon to 4 pm 6402395 menger gallery original paintings limited edi tions and collector plates by the keirstead family are on display at the menger gallery from nov 27 through to dec 14 works by pie are exhibited also on show are works by mitch colebrook and james keirstead stouffville rd between hwy 404 and wood bine ave tuesday friday 1 pm to 9 pm saturday 10 am to 5 pm sunday 1 pm to 5 pm 8875795 williams gallery local artists enid reed lois steenson and jessie chin are ex hibited at this gallery nestled in the back of the historic queens hotel in unionville also featured are limited edition prints by well- known artists robert bateman tricia romance and ron parker 176c main street unionville 4772749 inuit sculpture works of art by pauta oshooweetuk ippellie and other cape dorset artists is dis played 178e main street union ville tuesday saturday 11 am to 5 pm or by appointment 477- 0363 white bear gallery the white bear gallery spe cializes in north american na tive art by such artists as norval morrisseau and carl ray lo cated in the old town hall mar kham 96 main street tuesday saturday noon to 5 pm 2942194 markham theatre the lobby of the markham theatre is hosting an exhibition of vibrant and lively watercolors by local artist pat reedyk view these beautiful unionville scenes and florals until dec 18 from dec 19 to jan 18 an interesting display by the sumie artists of canada will feature traditional oriental ink painting by 20 artists 171 town centre blvd 4790201 beth payne is a markham resi dent and freelance writer shell compile a list of york region gal leries displaying original art and feature shows every month beth can be reached through the weekender office at 2912200 artist pie menger has a passion for watercolours sjoerd witteveen fully operational again the management of markhams finest restaurant is pleased to announce that we are in full operation as a complete facility for fine dining entertainment and the very best location for special events let us invite you to join us for a truly memorable experience our chef created anew menu which offers both variety and affordability while still maintaining the high standards for which lindners is known our customers deserve the best not just steak and seafood but a full truly continental menu markhams most elegant banquet room just completely renovated our heritage room is tastefully designed in the warmest tones with comfortable furnishings yes we do have dates available for your christmas or new years function seasonal happenings christmas day lindners is offering a traditional family dinner in three sittings 1200 noon 330 pm 700 pm venison 2495 duckling 2295 prime rib 2495 turkey 2195 the price includes soup salad or appetizer rnain course dessert and be verage new years eve reserve now the first new years eve gala in lindners new heritage room our dining room is open with a full menu from 530 pm to 1 130 pm in whistons upstairs lounge you can ring in the new year with james rea at the piano hot cold hors doeuvres will be served from 8 p m and the cost for the evening is 2500 per person cover charge and food included for further information and reservations call 4711772 144 main st north markham ontario